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Why? It should be a given that a well crafted pipe will be drilled properly.

Mighty expensive for all the work it will take to get it up and running.

WTF is veclempt?

Pipes are normally a product of briar.

Thank you, Micah.

It's obvious you're an artist and I dig what you have done with your first piece of briar.
Very cool!

Do a search: buffing speed, waxing speed.
Most of the questions you might have are referenced in past postings.
The search is a wonderful tool here!

One of my FAVORITE Dunhill shapes!
Good job!

Well executed. Good job on the lip button.

Super duper!

I've seen billiards be asymmetrical, where the draft hole wasn't centered. The pipe looked good and it smoked like a dream, so I was told!

Really nice pipe, Wayne! I'll offer you some feedback that I received in Richmond. With symmetry and asymmetry, both work best when you embrace one completely instead of go half way. To me, on this pipe, you went half way. The composition leans more towards symmetry than asymmetry and my eyes want ...

As for my favorite among 'Murricans? That's tough. All the established first rank guys can dazzle---Jeff Gracik, Rod Davies, BAW, etc---and many of the "started in the last five years" crowd can. Thank you, George. I'm humbled and greatly appreciate your kind words. Happy Thanksgiving. BAW

There's lint on the stem.

That's a daisy, Wayne!!!

Sanding wheel.

sandahlpipe wrote:The saddle needs to be much closer to the shank face.

Due to the length of the extension, the saddle melds well.

As Paul Harvey would have said: "And now you know the rest of the story."

I would have preferred thinner Ebonite wafers, or, at least, have them symmetrical.

George, Although you didn't want the article to be about you, you're making it ALL ABOUT YOU here on the forum..........you narcissistic old coot! Still, I thought the article was great and didn't read anything other than you doing fine work, the man was brought to tears by your skilled hands, the e...

George, I thought it was a good article.

There is a wealth of information on this subject. Search and you'll find many postings on this subject, as with many other questions you might have. There's a scad of info to be had. Sand to 400, then stain your undercoat. Then you can sand with either 400 or 600 to remove a majority of the undercoa...

You should have prepared it differently.
As Rod Davies would say: "Hope this helps".